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Staff Profiles

Professor Matthew Prina

Professor of Ageing and Epidemiology

Background

Matthew is Professor of Ageing and Epidemiology within the Population Health Sciences Institute. He has a strong quantitative background that focuses on both research and education, including capacity building.

His research interests are broad across the ageing spectrum but has specific focus on healthy ageing, inequalities, and lifecourse epidemiology. His research has a global outlook and he works closely with several international collaborators, including the World Health Organization. He is one of the leads for the Cochrane Global Ageing Thematic Group.


Before moving to Newcastle, Matthew was based at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (King's College London), where he headed the Social Epidemiology Research Group.


If you are interested in doing a PhD or apply for a postdoctoral fellowship in the field of epidemiology and/or ageing, please do get in touch!

Research

Most of my research focuses on healthy ageing, including the relationship between physical health and mental health. Much of my research has been about characterising what factors can explain inequalities in ageing, be it at a local or national level. I am increasingly interested in assessing those factors at different stages of the lifecourse. My research often has a global health dimension, focusing on inequalities at a local, national or international level. I have been working with the 10/66 Dementia Research Group for over 15 years, trying to assess the epidemiology of dementia, mental health problems and other chronic conditions in several LMICs.


Current areas of work:

  • Characterisation of trajectories of functional ability and intrinsic capacity throughout the lifecourse, including their relationship with their environment.
  • Understanding the impact of climate change on older people
  • Methodological development, particularly around improving evidence synthesis approaches and improving effectiveness of capacity building programmes.



Publications